RefusedApartmentsDecided 25 November 2020

Greenhills Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24

Demolition of a substation and construction of two apartment buildings in Tallaght.

SD20A/0250 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 1 October 2020

Reference: SD20A/0250
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: In progress
Type: Permission
Received: 1 October 2020
Residential units: 43
Floor area: 4104 m²

Summary

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The development includes the demolition of an ESB substation and the construction of two buildings. The south building ranges from 5 to 8 storeys containing 28 apartments and 3 commercial units, while the west building ranges from 4 to 5 storeys containing 15 apartments.

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Storeys: 8

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Official record

Development description

(i) demolition of existing single storey esb substation (3.5sq. M) on the north western site boundary; (ii) south building ranging from 5 storeys to 8 storeys (max. Height c. 26.40m) with a total gross floor area of 2663sq. M comprising; (a) 28 residential units comprising 17 1-bedroom apartments, 10 2-bedroom apartments and 1 3-bedroom apartment; (b) at ground floor and with frontage onto main road, 3 commercial units to facilitate a range of uses: unit b (73sq. M) - class 1, shop (newsagent, parcel delivery drop store) or class 10 (community centre); unit c (49sq. M) - class 1 shop (cycle store/charity shop); unit d (74sq. M) - class 1, shop, class 2 (financial/professional services) or class 8 (healthcare); (c) also at ground floor, a management office (17sq. M), a maintenance office (12.5sq. M), esb substation and switch room (combined 22sq. M) and commercial bin storage area (12.5sq. M); (iii) west building ranging from 4 storeys to 5 storeys (max. Height c. 16.07m) with a total gross floor area of 1441sq. M comprising (a) 15 residential units including 4 studio units; 5 1-bedroom units, 3 2-bedroom units and 3 3-bedroom units; (b) tenant amenity floorspace (42sq. M) at ground floor;(c) 1 92sq. M commercial unit (cafe/restaurant/deli) at the corner of old greenhills road and main road; (iv) a communal amenity courtyard (459sq. M) and public open space in the form of a new civic plaza (337sq. M) at the corner of old greenhills road and main road and public realm improvements at the southern end of old greenhills road including improvement works to the katherine tynan memorial (505sq. M); (v) a basement (1298sq. M) incorporating 25 residents car parking spaces (including 4 go-car spaces, 2 electric vehicles spaces and 2 accessible spaces), residents long stay cycle parking (50 spaces) and residents waste management facilities (49sq. M); (vi) a new vehicular entrance from the old greenhills road to the proposed basement; (vii) a total of 24 surface level short stay cycle parking spaces comprising 4 spaces at the katherine tynan memorial, 8 spaces within the residents communal courtyard and 12 spaces at the new civic plaza; (viii) removal of 2 on-street car parking spaces on old greenhills road to facilitate access to the proposed basement and installation of a raised pedestrian crossing at the southern end of old greenhills road and (ix) all ancillary site development works including installation of drainage and water supply infrastructure, installation of rooftop solar photovoltaics panels (128sq. M) and lighting.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

VCUC

“To protect, improve and provide for the future development of Village Centres”

National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area

Objective set by the South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
6 Bellvue Apartment, Cookstown, Tallaght	Oct 2025	€195,000	45 m
74 New Bancroft Hall, Greenhills Rd Extension, Tallaght Dublin 24	Nov 2025	€300,000	51 m
76 New Bancroft Hall, Greenhills Rd Extension, Tallaght Dublin 24	Sept 2025	€263,000	51 m
60 New Bancroft Hall, Greenhills Rd Extension, Tallaght Dublin 24	Feb 2025	€336,000	75 m
62 New Bancroft Hall, Tallaght, Dublin 24	May 2025	€336,000	75 m
61 New Bancroft Hall, Greenhills Rd Extension, Tallaght Dublin 24	May 2026	€326,000	75 m
77 New Bancroft Hall, Tallaghtprice excludes VAT	Feb 2025	€281,000	75 m
31 New Bancroft Hall, Greenhills Rd Extension, Tallaght Dublin 24	Aug 2025	€330,000	90 m

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Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.

Key dates

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Application received1 October 2020
Decision due25 November 2020
Decision issued25 November 2020

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